Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown

LAURA RAUCH, Associated Press

The show: Bravos Being Bobby Brown was a smashing success for its one season, but probably not because of its star. The series offered a look at pop diva Whitney Houston, presenting viewers with a vision of the singer that was a little less glamorous. Well leave it at that, but longtime Houston fans were left wondering why she bothered to participate in the series at all, which seemed designed to give Brown some sort of a revival. The breakup: Houston filed for divorce in late 2006, about a year after the series ended. How the show hurt them: Everyone loves a comeback, and Whitney Houston is tabled to release her first album since 2002 this fall. For Houston, one hit song will turn the series into little more than a footnote in her career. Brown may not fare so well. The Hollywood Reporter wrote in its review of the show that the R&B star was even more vulgar than the tabloids suggest. Hes graduated to other reality shows, and later appeared in CMTs Gone Country.

The show: Bravos Being Bobby Brown was a smashing success for its one season, but probably not because of its star. The series offered a look at pop diva Whitney Houston, presenting viewers with a vision of the singer that was a little less glamorous. Well leave it at that, but longtime Houston fans were left wondering why she bothered to participate in the series at all, which seemed designed to give Brown some sort of a revival. The breakup: Houston filed for divorce in late 2006, about a year after the series ended. How the show hurt them: Everyone loves a comeback, and Whitney Houston is tabled to release her first album since 2002 this fall. For Houston, one hit song will turn the series into little more than a footnote in her career. Brown may not fare so well. The Hollywood Reporter wrote in its review of the show that the R&B star was even more vulgar than the tabloids suggest. Hes graduated to other reality shows, and later appeared in CMTs Gone Country. (LAURA RAUCH, Associated Press)

The show: Bravos Being Bobby Brown was a smashing success for its one season, but probably not because of its star. The series offered a look at pop diva Whitney Houston, presenting viewers with a vision of the singer that was a little less glamorous. Well leave it at that, but longtime Houston fans were left wondering why she bothered to participate in the series at all, which seemed designed to give Brown some sort of a revival. The breakup: Houston filed for divorce in late 2006, about a year after the series ended. How the show hurt them: Everyone loves a comeback, and Whitney Houston is tabled to release her first album since 2002 this fall. For Houston, one hit song will turn the series into little more than a footnote in her career. Brown may not fare so well. The Hollywood Reporter wrote in its review of the show that the R&B star was even more vulgar than the tabloids suggest. Hes graduated to other reality shows, and later appeared in CMTs Gone Country.